Vocabulary Power Plus, Level 11, Lesson 18

Contiguous

Making contact or touching at some point; side by side

Apotheosis

The finest example

Proletariat

The working class or lower class

Malfeasance

Poor connection or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official

Vociferous

Marked by noise; loud

Incendiary

Causing to excite or inflame

Platonic

marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction

Prurient

Given to lustful or lewd thoughts

Auspicious

Signaling favorable or promising results

Sang-froid

Calmness; composure or cool self-possession

Tenacious

Strongly held; not easy to separate

Flagellate

To whip; to lash

Refractory

Unmanageable or difficult to control; willful

Inimitable

Cannot be imitated

Pontificate

To speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way